The Pistons attacked Boston at both ends of the court as they got off to a strong start.

They led 10-0 thanks to McDyess' eight points and swarming defense that led to Boston missing its first four shots and later having more turnovers (3) than points (2)

Detroit led 18-6 after Billups joined the rest of the starters in the scoring column, then he went about 35 minutes without a field goal.

Notes: McDyess' previous high in points this postseason was 17 and his high in rebounds was 14. ... Hamilton played in 114th postseason game, breaking Bill Laimbeer's team record. ... Allen learned how to sign "NBA Basketball is Fantastic" in American Sign Language before the game as teammate P.J. Brown ate a PBJ sandwich.